Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Pleasant River Lumber

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — SANFORD, MAINE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pleasant River Lumber in SANFORD, MAINE
Employer Pleasant River Lumber Report ID 2023010101
Address 563 New Dam Road City, State ZIP SANFORD, MAINE 04073
Event Date January 5, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1642482
GPS Coordinates 43.42000, -70.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was measuring the thickness of boards on a conveyor belt. As the employee reached for a board, their hand was pulled into the conveyor belt, resulting in a fractured index finger that required hospitalization and surgery, as well as bruises to additional fingers.

Incident Summary

On January 5, 2023, a worker at Pleasant River Lumber in SANFORD, MAINE suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

See all reports for Pleasant River Lumber.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jan 17, 2015 U.S. Postal Service ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO Amputations Amp.
Apr 26, 2018 Central Air and Heating Services Inc. HARLINGEN, TEXAS Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Aug 3, 2023 Hamilton Parker Company LLC DELAWARE, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Mar 20, 2019 Revolution Industrial LLC CHANDLER, ARIZONA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Jun 28, 2016 Frankin Wells Services, LLC EMMA, ILLINOIS Amputations Amp.
Jan 26, 2023 Jindal Saw USA, LLC BAYTOWN, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Jul 28, 2015 United Launch Alliance, LLC. CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Jun 29, 2017 GSM METALS, INC. CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports